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Man Who Sold the World Guitar Tablature
***NOTE*** You must tune down a half step or this will sound wrong. It's completely accurate if it's played and tuned correctly.

Sung and performed by Kurt Cobain on "Unplugged In New York".
Written by David Bowie
Song Title: The Man Who Sold The World


Riff 1 (With Distortion)

Eb -------------------------
Bb -------------------------
Gb--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--------
Db -------------------------
Ab -------------------------
Eb -------------------------

Play six times and end on: Gb--2--



Verse 1
                           A
We passed upon the stairs,
                            Dm                   A
And spoke in walls and wells, Although I wasn't there
                        F                         C
He said I was his friend, Which came as a surprise
                  A                        Dm
I spoke into his eyes, I thought you died alone
                      C                    
A long, long time ago.

Chorus
  C               F
Oh no, not me, We never lost control,
C                              F             
You're face, to face, With the man who sold the world.

Riff 1: 6 Times

                           A
I laughed and shook his hand
                      Dm                        A
And made my way back home, I searched afar the land,
                        F                      C
for years and years I roamed, I gazed a gazely stare
                     A                        Dm
We walked a million hills, I must have died alone, 
                     C   
A long long time ago

Chorus II
   C                  F
Who knows, not me, I never lost control,
C                              F             
You're face, to face, With the man who sold the world.

Riff 1: 6 times

Repeat Chorus II

(Intro 8 times)

Solo
Eb-------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------
Gb -7>8>9>7-2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0--2-2-2-0--2h3p2-0-----------
Db ------------------------------------------------------
Ab ------------------------------------------------------
Eb ------------------------------------------------------

Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -4>10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10>9-9>7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7>9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9>2-
Db ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1 x 1

Eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb 2>-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10>9-9>7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7>8>9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
Db ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 1 x 2

End on Gb--2--


Chord Legend
____________
   A       Dm    F    C    
E----------1---------------
B--2-------3----------1----
G--2-------2-----2---------
D--2-------------3----2----
A----------x-----3----3----
E--x-------x-----1----x----

Notation
_________
h = hammer on
p = pull off
> = slide
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